Remember The Dating game? Well, thirty years later
along comes the ‘90s version, The Mating Game,
with the same format (sort of), the same type of obnoxious
host, and the same cheesy Tijuana Brass-ish theme music. Here
a stud questions three bachelorettes, then fucks the babe of
his choice on the Love Mattress, after which viewers call in
with questions to the post-coital couple.

The sex is basically unedited, and that can produce
less-than-spectacular results. But there’s something
involving about the unrehearsed nature of the video, and the
“real” questions from viewers and the
girls’ spontaneous responses. The downside to the
chatter is that it almost skins the whole thing. Between the
questions, responses, and the awkward pauses, the sex almost
becomes a minor aspect.

Almost. With talent like Sana Fey, Timber and Charlie,
it’s hard to lose sight of the raison d’etre of
this thing.